Nikolay Elenkov

Android Security Internals

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

There are more than one billion Android devices in use today, each one a potential target. Unfortunately, many fundamental Android security features have been little more than a black box to all but the most elite security professionals until now.

In Android Security Internals, top Android security expert Nikolay Elenkov takes us under the hood of the Android security system. Elenkov describes Android security architecture from the bottom up, delving into the implementation of major security-related components and subsystems, like Binder IPC, permissions, cryptographic providers, and device administration.

You ll learn:
How Android permissions are declared, used, and enforced
How Android manages application packages and employs code signing to verify their authenticity
How Android implements the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) and Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) frameworks
About Android s credential storage system and APIs, which let applications store cryptographic keys securely
About the online account management framework and how Google accounts integrate with Android
About the implementation of verified boot, disk encryption, lockscreen, and other device security features
How Android s bootloader and recovery OS are used to perform full system updates, and how to obtain root access

With its unprecedented level of depth and detail, Android Security Internals is a must-have for any security-minded Android developer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: No Starch Press
• 2nd print.
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 177mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 846g
• ISBN-13: 9781593275815
• ISBN-10: 1593275811
• Artikelnr.: 40584195

Autorenporträt

Nikolay Elenkov has been working on enterprise security–related projects for more than 10 years. He became interested in Android shortly after the initial public release and has been developing Android applications since version 1.5. His work has led to the discovery and correction of significant Android security flaws. He writes about Android security on his highly regarded blog, nelenkov.blogspot.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Jon Sawyer
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Android's Security Model
Chapter 2: Permissions
Chapter 3: Package Management
Chapter 4: User Management
Chapter 5: Cryptographic Providers
Chapter 6: Network Security and PKI
Chapter 7: Credential Storage
Chapter 8: Online Account Management
Chapter 9: Enterprise Security
Chapter 10: Device Security
Chapter 11: NFC and Secure Elements
Chapter 12: SELinux
Chapter 13: System Updates and Root Access
Index

Rezensionen

"If you are an Android application developer or breaker, you should definitely read this book."
Michele Orrù, BeEF core developer and coauthor of The Browser Hacker's Handbook

"A deep look at Android from both the operating system internals and security perspective."
Andrew Case, Volatility core developer and coauthor of The Art of Memory Forensics

"Not only does this book provide an invaluable and even essential course in security, it will deepen your understanding of the OS generally."
Steve Mansfield-Devine, editor of Elsevier's Network Security Newsletter

"An excellent coverage of all things Android security."
IT World

"Every Android developer should have this book on their bookshelf."
SYS-CON Media

"Highly recommended."
I Programmer

"This book is amazing and one of the most comprehensive Android texts I have read to date."
Dan Borges, LockBoxx